Arnold intends to name the 25-year-old Scotland-born and bred speedster in his 23-man squad next week for the friendly international against Kuwait on October 15, and is waiting expectantly for the necessary passport paper work to be completed in time.
While Arzani awaits his breakthrough at Celtic, after signing on loan from Manchester City, his FIFA World Cup cameos confirmed his qualities to Arnold, as he sets about replenishing and revitalising the national team.
Arnold is in the midst of a talent identification and contact building sweep across the UK, with Boyle - whose father was born in Sydney - one of the first of a multitude of fresh faces being offered a pathway into the Socceroos set-up.
“I spoke to the kid again the other day and he’s very excited to play for Australia,” Arnold explained.
“He’s a player, from what I saw, that we don’t have too many of ... he’s another Arzani type.
“He’s got a one-on-one action and plenty of pace. We’re just waiting on the paperwork now.”
Arnold is intent on constructing relationships with the coaching and sports science departments at each and every club where his Socceroos players are based, whilst at the same time vowing to broaden the talent pool available to him.
Speaking from England, Arnold said: “I spent five days in Scotland, two of those at Celtic with Brendan Rodgers watching Tom Rogic and Daniel Arzani train, and I’m all about building connections.
“I also went down to Hibs and Hearts (which have five eligible Australians between them).
“I’ve also spent time at (Mat Ryan’s) Brighton where I met (coach ) Chris Hughton, and then (Massimo Luongo’s coach) Steve McClaren at Queens Park Rangers.”
Simultaneously, Socceroos physio Phil Coles was assessing players carrying injuries like Brandon Borrello, Bailey Wright and the now fit-again Jackson Irvine and Mathew Leckie.
Sports science guru Andrew Clark, meanwhile, was in Japan to check on the Australian quartet of Mitchell Duke, Mitch Langerak, Andrew Nabbout and Jason Geria.
“What we are doing is trying to help control the uncontrollables,” Arnold added. “The things that happen in between camps.
“In the past there hasn’t really been much communication between club and country and vice versa.
“I now have direct contact with the managers, and for the first time we have contact with all the clubs’ medical departments. The same goes for their sports science departments.
“They’ll be providing us with the information on what the players do on a day-to-day basis in terms of physical work and any types of small injuries, and we’ll reciprocate when they’re in camp.
“Communication is a vital thing in life ... all the clubs want from us is respect.
“I was talking with Steve McClaren and his coaching staff the other day, explaining how I want Massimo Luongo to play. We all see him playing a very similar role.
“It was the same with Brendan Rodgers in discussing how we both see Tom Rogic’s role, and we both understood there were a lot of similarities.
“All we want to do is to get the best out of these players.”
While January’s AFC Asian Cup defense compels clubs to release players, Arnold wants to operate in a climate of cordiality rather than confrontation.
“The coaches understand my position and there has not been one club that has had any issues in terms of releasing players, although they know they don’t have any control over that,” Arnold said.
“It’s far better to have players free of friction or animosity during the preparation.”
Arnold is at the start of a journey of radical restoration in his second coming as national team coach, as evidenced by the plethora of youngsters called up for the camp in Turkey earlier this month.
“The kids are coming and they bring new energy,” is how he puts it. “We had a great camp in Turkey. There was was a sense of enjoyment there.
“The pool (of talent) needs to get as deep as it can get it. Every player should know that if they perform well they will be recognised, whether they’re in the A-League, Asia or Europe.”
Whilst determined to put up a resolute defense of the crown won by Australia in 2015 when they head to the UAE in January, Arnold has the long-term over-riding goal of going to Qatar in 2022 and breaking a run of failing to win a single match at the last two World Cups.
He’s here for the long game of transforming the way Australia play and how they recruit players.
And he’s looking for the sort of stability Carlos Queiroz has enjoyed during his eight-year tenure in charge of Iran, currently ranked the number one nation in Asia.
Or Joachim Low with Germany, who survived a knee-jerk reaction from his bosses despite their first round exit in Russia in June.
